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Chennai, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 89.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 7:38:48 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:57 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 6:13 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 8:11 pm↑ 76° East
Moonset Today: 8:07 am↑ 280° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 16 minutes (-42s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chennai

Time: 7:38 pm
Altitude: -21.4°
Direction: 280° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 15m 37s (Sep 10, 2025)

42 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

54 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

38 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Chennai today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chennai Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Chennai today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 4:46 am
Astro. Twilight 4:46 am – 5:11 am
Nautical Twilight 5:11 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight 5:36 am – 5:57 am
Daylight 5:57 am – 6:13 pm
Civil Twilight 6:13 pm – 6:34 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:34 pm – 6:59 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:59 pm – 7:24 pm
Night 7:24 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chennai - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 5:57 am 6:13 pm 12:15:37 −0:42 12:05 pm (81.7°) 93.601
Sep 11 5:57 am 6:12 pm 12:14:54 −0:42 12:05 pm (81.4°) 93.577
Sep 12 5:57 am 6:12 pm 12:14:11 −0:42 12:05 pm (81.0°) 93.553
Sep 13 5:57 am 6:11 pm 12:13:28 −0:43 12:04 pm (80.6°) 93.529
Sep 14 5:57 am 6:10 pm 12:12:45 −0:43 12:04 pm (80.2°) 93.505
Sep 15 5:57 am 6:10 pm 12:12:02 −0:43 12:04 pm (79.8°) 93.481
Sep 16 5:57 am 6:09 pm 12:11:19 −0:43 12:03 pm (79.4°) 93.457
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 2:31 pm
June solstice Jun 21 8:12 am
September equinox Sep 22 11:49 pm
December solstice Dec 21 8:33 pm
* All times are local Chennai time.

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Today's Moon in Chennai

Percent Illuminated: 89.2%
Time: 7:38 pm
Altitude: -8.3°
Direction: 75° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Chennai today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chennai - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 8:07 am 8:11 pm 1:45 am (85.2°) 226,833 94.1%
Sep 11 - 9:06 am 8:59 pm 2:37 am (88.0°) 226,715 87.0%
Sep 12 - 10:07 am 9:51 pm 3:31 am (82.1°) 227,374 77.7%
Sep 13 - 11:11 am 10:47 pm 4:30 am (77.6°) 228,664 66.8%
Sep 14 - 12:16 pm 11:48 pm 5:31 am (74.9°) 230,411 55.1%
Sep 15 - 1:18 pm - 6:33 am (74.2°) 232,447 43.3%
Sep 16 12:50 am 2:15 pm - 7:33 am (75.5°) 234,633 32.1%
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Chennai This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 5:51 am Thu 6:10 pm Thu 12:00 noon Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 3:59 am Thu 4:34 pm Thu 10:17 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 8:17 am Wed 8:06 pm Wed 2:12 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 1:49 am Thu 2:35 pm Thu 8:12 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Thu 6:46 pm Fri 6:44 am Fri 12:45 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 10:24 pm Thu 11:06 am Thu 4:45 am Average visibility
Neptune Thu 6:50 pm Fri 6:51 am Fri 12:50 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chennai.

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